Is it okay to plant two types right next to each other? Or will they cross-polinate or something else unsatisfactory? Thanks! :)

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Yes, they could cross pollinate but that's not a problem unless you're saving seeds and there's a way to get around that if you are saving seeds. Just go to the top of this first page and click on the FAQ link and look for the article on preventing X pollination by bagging blossoms.

If you're wondering, any X pollination does NOT affect this summer's crop. It's only if you save seeds and sow them next year that you might find you've saved seeds from X pollinated fruits.

Carolyn

Great, Carolyn, thanks!

If you're going to put 2 plants in the same pot or hole, you should match their growing heights and habits up carefully. Cherries can grow to be huge plants (unless yours are dwarfs).

I have started putting two plants in the same planting hole, as a way to hedge my bets. Each variety gets one spot all to itself, then shares a spot with another variety. That way I have 2 of each plant in the garden, but I don't need as many planting holes. Last year I didn't match things up well, and my cherry tomatoes swallowed the other variety they were planted with.